Putin warns threat of nuclear battle if the West ship troops to combat in Ukraine

The Kremlin leader stated they embrace the brand new Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile that has entered service with Russian nuclear forces, together with the Burevestnik atomic-powered cruise missile and the Poseidon atomic-powered, nuclear-armed drone, that are finishing their exams.

At the identical time, he rejected Western leaders’ statements about the specter of a Russian assault on NATO allies in Europe and dismissed Washington’s declare Moscow was eager about creating space-based nuclear weapons.

He hailed Russian troopers and honored those that had been killed in preventing with a second of silence.

The speech comes two weeks earlier than Russia’s 2024 presidential election when he’s anticipated to be re-elected for an additional six-year time period.